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Behind the Grade Mark

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Scope and Contents

Color - Sound - 16 mm - 00:20:00 Processing and packing plant inspection, quality grading, automated processing, sampling, lab tests for quality, net weight, container fill, consistency, shape, texture, lack of defects, USDA invented testing devices, USDA color guides. From the USDA Fruit and Vegetable Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1925 - 1986

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository

https://www.nal.usda.gov/collections/special-collections
Contact:
National Agricultural Library
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Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876